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Project Manager

Ref

SES0517

Region

Europe

Location

Luxembourg - Betzdorf

Company

SES

Category

Other Engineering / Technical

Position

Staff

Published

2014-12-21

Context

SES Techcom services is levering on the technical expertise accumulated within the SES Group by operating satellites for more than 25 years and provides technical services to the Satellite Industry on a worldwide basis.

As Project Manager of SES TechCom, you are both supporting the attraction and responsible for the successful management and realisation of projects. You will also responsible for identifying the required resources and will manage the various internal/external contractors and suppliers in an integrated approach towards the Customers.

Your mission consists in the successful realization of projects that will support SES TechCom to become a leading supplier of technical products/services, systems and applications in the field of satellite-related engineering and operations.

Responsibilities

- Support the attraction of contracts by supporting the various ‘request for proposal’ phases like proposal preparation, proposal handover and negotiation, contract set-up.

- Either support or be responsible to:
o Design, specify and implement Satellite Control Systems (e.g. RF TT&C systems including the tracking antennas, Baseband and control room systems, Satellite ranging systems, transportable or mobile uplink or receive-only stations).
o Design, specify and manage the integration of measurement and monitoring & control systems (including IOT and M&C Systems)
o Design, specify and implement one-way and two-way satellite communication plat-forms/systems
o Manage/realize other telecommunications related projects
o Collect customer requirements, set up cost budgets, handle procurements, manage installations, document systems and prepare the handover to Customers.
o Contribute or manage the set-up of cost/pricing templates in the frame of proposal set-up and with respect to contract realizations.

- Use professional project management tools as appropriated to report and document project progress

- Coordinate with other functions (Project Control, Legal, Finance) for the transparent and effective realization of assigned projects

- Follow-up of delivered systems during lifetime operations and more specifically during war-ranty periods